by Board Retailers Association | Jan 10, 2023 | Brick & Mortar, E-Commerce, Holiday, Industry, News, Retail History, Retail Technologies, Statistics
RgStudio via Getty Images From deep discounts to metaverse activations, here are some of the biggest influences on the season. Inflation and inventory challenges set a subdued tone for the 2022 holiday season before it even truly started. Discretionary...
by Board Retailers Association | Dec 21, 2022 | News, Predictions, Retail Economy, Statistics
Road sign with the words “Recession next exit” featured.GETTY The New York TimesNYT +0.8% published on Friday that retail sales fell in November despite Black Friday deals. That means that we are in a real slowdown of sales at this time. Despite...
by Board Retailers Association | Dec 15, 2022 | Brick & Mortar, Holiday, Predictions, Retail Strategy, Statistics
More holiday shoppers than ever this year are giving experiences like concert tickets as gifts, the NRF found. “Misterwives – The Scrapbook Tour / Columbus, OH – LC Pavilion” by Kristopher Perez is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Dive Brief:...
by Board Retailers Association | Nov 29, 2022 | Brick & Mortar, Data Driven Performance, E-Commerce, Holiday, News, Predictions, Statistics
Credit: Getty Images by Jordi Salas Consumers spent a record $9.12 billion online shopping during Black Friday this year, according to Adobe Analytics, which tracks sales on retailers’ websites. Overall, online Black Friday sales were up 2.3 percent...
by Board Retailers Association | Sep 14, 2022 | Book Review, Industry, News, Retail Crime, Statistics
WASHINGTON – Retail shrink, when taken as a percentage of total retail sales in 2021, accounted for $94.5 billion in losses last year, up from $90.8 billion in 2020, according to the 2022 National Retail Security Survey released today by the National Retail...
by Board Retailers Association | Jul 27, 2022 | News, Predictions, Retail Economy, Retail Strategy, Statistics
Banoart/depositphotos.com Dive Brief: In the segments tracked by Retail Dive, retail sales in June rose 7.7% year over year, as e-commerce regained some momentum with a 20.6% rise, according to numbers released Friday by the U.S. Commerce Department.The...